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Archives for May 2005

My Font Has Gone Small On Certain Websites
I was looking at my account on ebay and i went to copy and paste something as i did it, i think i pressed the wrong button (i normally use ctrl and c to copy and ctrl p to paste) the font on ebay went really small, and it has done the same on some other websites but not all of them :confused: on here it is fine, but my log…
Printer not printing properly
Can anyone help with my printer before I chuck it away and buy a new one! The print is very pale and stripey. I have changed the black and coloured inks and its still not printing. I've also cleaned the printer head. Its an Epson Colour 440. Thank you.
Which budget printer should I go for??Can someone recommend one wholeheartedly?
I need a new printer and have these considerations in mind: 1) Cost of replacement cartridges/toner. I know that in many cases the replacements cost a hefty amount and I want to avoid the 'cheap printer, expensive cartridges' trap. 2) Cost of printer - ideally i dont want to spend more than £100. 3) Type of printer - Here…
Nokia 6230i USB problem
Hi purchased a USB cable (not official) for my nokia 6230i. Can't get it to work. Problem appears to be when I go to connectivity option on my phone to turn on the usb connectivity it cannot be turned on. The message displayed is "connect usb data cable first". Does anyone know how I can sort this problem? sam
HELP!!! secondary drive probs
Hi i recently managed to install a new drive into my old dell box and am looking at using it as just a slave drive for photos etc...in the setup facility it recognises the drive ok (160gb samsung) but in XP it thinks its a dvd drive!!!...how do i change it?! tia
EasyStudio for Samsung E800
Hi folks - has anyone here used the Easystudio software to upload images/ringtones to their Samsung mobile? I purchased a CD and Data Cable from eBay however the upload icons for melodies and images are both "greyed out" and unclickable. The software can pick up my phonebook and sim card info - but it just doesn't work for…
Tool to check your browser favourites/bookmarks
I was going through my Firefox bookmarks manually checking for invalid and dead bookmarks and thought 'this seems like hard work'. I then came across an excellent free tool called AM-Deadlink which does the job and saves a lot of time:
Anyone with experience of scanning pens?
I have purchased a C Pen but not sure how to use (even after working out instructions!). I particularly wanted to use it as apparently it can scan receipts directly into an excel sheet after. anyone with experience? any tips? thanks in advance.
Netgear DG834
Hi, I am looking to puchase the DG834G router and WG11T USB 2 wireless adaptor. I don't know if my laptop supports USB2. It has USB slots but don't know if this is USB 1 or 2. How can i check? If my laptop only supports USB1 does the WG11T still work? Am i better off going for the PCMCIA adaptor instead of USB? I only have…
Help-Yahoo probs?
Help guys please. I can't get into my Yahoo email on this new laptop... keeps trying to download something.... Any ideas.....? I know that if I ring NTL they will tell me to contact Yahoo and vice versa. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spikey
sky question?
I have sky but no longer pay to have the channels but i still get the free to air channels i am trying to get e4 for big brother but it does not show that and says i have to upgrade for it,how come when its on freeview but i cant get it on sky and help would be great
Help required please.
I have a new laptop and I akeeps jumping should be and I am very pleased with it except for one thing. It keeps jumping. The above is an example. Can someone tell me what to do about this please? :confused: Margaret
HELP ! What is this ?
On my tool bar a red circle with a white cross has appeared from somewhere, a balloon keeps popping up saying "your computer is infected" when i click on it, it opens this website http://www.antivirus-gold.com/?wm= :confused: also my desktop as gone black with a large box saying "Warning You're in danger, secure yourself…
Netster?
Can anyone tell me what Netster is? and how do I remove it from my computer?. It keeps redirecting me to its own site when I search for something on the net. Thanks NESSIEHUNTER.
freeview update trouble lost channels!!!
Can anybody help. My freeview box flagged a message saying new channels found and to update. I did this 2 days ago but I have lost ITV1 ITV2 and channel 19. I have tried rescanning several times over the last couple of days and I cannot get them back..... Any thoughts apreciated
Laptop CPU Heat
Anyone know anything about Laptop CPU heat? My problem is that sometimes my laptop justs shuts down (no warning), the cpu is a 1700 pentium M and runnin Win XP. I have got an app to monitor the temp and it ranges between 50-65 degrees C running on battery, and then 80-95 degrees C when plugged in. When plugged in the fan…
Freeview Help
I am in a university halls of residence (City University in London) and I have big problems in getting any good signals on analogue let alone freeview (in which my set top box: Sagem ITD58 Set Top Box cannot find any channels). So, what is the best thing I can do to improve my chances of finding any channels. I read that a…
Win 98 Boot Problem
Apologies if this has been answered before... We are running Windows 98. On boot-up, an error message appears, talking about an error in Explorer. We have the Office Toolbar but not the Windows taskbar or the desktop. We can run individual programs, if I know the file name and location. I would like to run the Windows…
Window Media Player 9 problem. Help
Hi I am really hoping that somebody could help me. I have recently discovered MSN Music downloads and think this is great. I have purchased some songs but am having real problems with this. I have media player 9 and can get the downloads on my ME machine but when I try to play them it keeps coming up with a send error box.…
Router Problem?
PLEASE could someone give me some advice. Every so often about 3 times a week I cannot connect although it DOES show that I am connected. I have contacted my ISP who were VERY helpful! and they eventually asked BT to check my line. All was fine until Friday when once again I had the same problem. I have a Linksy ADSL…

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